Anthology Book Company

The internet is awash with websites having to do with books, for books, and about books. I have yet to actually read a book on my iTouch because I cannot bear the thought of not having the feel and smell of a physical book in my hand. I have downloaded a few classics in case [...]

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Recently, I have joined a book club that reads more than one book a month, and these books follow a theme. In September, we read books that had been translated into English. They were all fantastic reads, by the way This month, in honor of fall and my favorite holiday (Halloween) we have chosen to [...]

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Tonight I take my solo wings as I complete training and “officially” join the Anthology Book Company staff. Thanks to Steph, Teresa and those who worked with me over the past two weeks to bring me up to speed on procedures, etiquette and general book sense. In addition to my bookselling duties, I will plan [...]

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Change is upon us here at the bookstore. Many things have happened in our small world of books. Teresa was recently promoted to manager, two of my coworkers are getting ready to welcome new additions to their loving families. Many of us are getting ready to start the next semester of college (including me). Public [...]

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To everyone out there I would like to say thank you, thank you, thank you for all the support that I have received since taking on the role as manager! Everyone who has stopped by has been nothing short of amazing with all the well wishes. It really makes my day, and puts a smile [...]

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While shelving books at the bookstore I am always aware of what is happening beyond the shelf where I am shelving. I’m listening for the phone or I am listening for customors who might need help finding a specific book or author. I am aware of sound and conversations. In other words, I’m alert to [...]

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I adore poetry and am always on the look out for my new inspiration of life. Of course there are always the originals: Mr. Poe, Frost and Miss Plate, but I wanted to discover someone. But desires like this don’t always come when you are looking and waiting, but when you have no desire to [...]

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I officially became an aunt at 12:06 am on July 28th, 2009, and I was thrilled beyond words. The only sad part of this situation is that little Autumn Malia, and her family, live in Hawaii. Not a bad place to visit, and I am already planning a trip to meet her. After the happiness [...]

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Judging a City’s ‘Level of Coolness’ by its Bookshops “A good way to judge whether a city has the desired level of ‘coolness’ is to look at its bookshops. If there is more than one bookshop selling books in foreign languages on an extensive range of topics, from cookery to philosophy, if one can find [...]

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I love books. This is a simple statement with a lot of meaning behind it. Books drive my life forward in a way that nothing else can. I work in an independent bookstore, I am a literature major, I am even getting ready to apply to graduate school so I can get my masters in [...]

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